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Two questions - iMac 21.5

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Gooden

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Jun 7, 2009
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So my 21.5" iMac should arrive later this week or the start of the next week...I'm moving from a 2009 MBP.

I've used time machine to back everything but I don't want to load my backup of my MBP onto my iMac I only want to bring over my apps such as Adobe creative suite, WoW, Steam and my music. Can I just plug in my drive and drag and drop them?

Second question is will I be able to run WoW / CSS / Day of Defeat Source on reasonable settings? I'm not fussed about graphics too much just want a nice picture and smooth performance.

I've only got the i5 but upgraded the RAM to 8 gig.

Thanks
 
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1) unlikely to work correctly without reinstall

2) yes.
 
One of the reasons why I am not a fan of Time Machine/Migration Assistant for new rigs, it backs up all the bloat you accumulate over the years as well.
 
bpeeps said:
One of the reasons why I am not a fan of Time Machine/Migration Assistant for new rigs, it backs up all the bloat you accumulate over the years as well.
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This is the reason I want to just bring parts over but seems I cannot, I guess it's the only way to get my music over as well?

Shouldn't have done that You could have gotten 16GB ram with the money spent on the upgrade.
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Ahh man, well I guess It's too late now :( thanks though!!
 
Just reinstall your apps, copy your music directory over. Don't migrate!

I'd advice sending it back and buying an extra 8GB of RAM. $80 and 5 mins work to upgrade to 12GB!
 
discofuel said:
Just reinstall your apps, copy your music directory over. Don't migrate!

I'd advice sending it back and buying an extra 8GB of RAM. $80 and 5 mins work to upgrade to 12GB!
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Exactly. It was a little more time consuming manually reinstalling everything and copying over what I wanted, but I think I'm happier not having the stuff I don't need anymore.
 
I don't mean to jack the thread, but what do you do when you have already used migration assistant? Is there anything that will remove some things not needed?
 
tomegun said:
I don't mean to jack the thread, but what do you do when you have already used migration assistant? Is there anything that will remove some things not needed?
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The process isn't automated in terms of removing things you don't want, that's all up to you digging around, trashing, and uninstalling.
 
I've found that migrating from time machine backup to be the most streamlined method...It will even designate your new iMac to continue backing up to the same sparse file from your Macbook Pro, eliminating the need to create a completely new backup sparse file and dealing with an unused sparse file.

If you are worried about carrying over "bloat", then I guess you could migrate your user account along with your home folder media files, then reinstall your apps later. But I think Time Machine will update your sparse file by backing up your newly installed Apps again.
 
Thanks for the replies, I think I'll just slowly add the applications I need when I need them :)

I wished there was a way of taking only what you need / want but we can't always have what we want :)
 
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